california has the most electoral votes at 55. d.c., one of the spots that share the least, 3. >> we wish we can vote so we can vote for obama. >> so where are you guys from? >> from the middle east. >> reporter: the farther down the ballot you go, the more impact. in 1994 the vote for maryland's governor was decided by 5,993 votes. in 2010, montana republican tom burnett beat his rival for the house by 71 votes. after recount in 2010, the minnesota house seat was won by 13. we all know what happened here. >> do you think your vote counts? >> i hope so. >> why is it important to vote? >> exercise your right. if you don't exercise your right, you can't complain. >> i love that. just can't complain. so we asked you on facebook what do you think? cindy harding told us it counts because of the many men and women who gave their right to give us the freedom to vote. colleen says yes, my vote counts. the only vote that doesn't count is the one not cast. and marsha thomas told us tonight, yes, two exclamation points. i have a friend 51 ye